If you updated your unlocked iPhone 3GS to iOS6 and had the iPad baseband and noticed that you lost your signal and your iPhone wont activate then follow this guide to get your iPhone up and running in no time. The directions are very slow and clear so you dont get lost during the process.

Hii..
I did all that is mentioned in the video .. my sim got detected and phone worked perfectly .. but when i switched it off and turned on again then again the no service problem was there and cydia failed to launch .. is there a way to overcome this problem?

Thanks for this info… that solved my problem… But the solution and youtube lesson specifically says this is an un tethered unlock. So I am wondering still if there is something we are not doing right. I would love if IAN could comments here for us. thanks.!!

Hi…
I have following all your step on the video… And I successfully installed cydia, ultrasnow and ultrasnow fixer of 6.0… but still my phone show “No Service” when i inserted a simcard…. what should i do?

hi i have the same problem very first time when i don this it works but after when phone was off i tryed again but that time it says no service i tried again and again i followed same steps that u have maintioned plz help me

Ian, thanks for the help here…. I went through the process and my iphone now see’s the SIM card and I have service. But when I turn off the phone and restart it, I lose it all. I then need to reboot it tethered .

The youtube lesson says this is an un tethered unlock. So I am wondering still if there is something we are not doing right. I would love if IAN could comment here for us. thanks Ian. How do we make it an untethered unlock…so I dont have to re-run redsnow every time my iphone powers down.

For everyone with the MISSING KEYS.PLIST ERROR
1. Exit redsn0w and turn off your phone and unplug it
2. Plug your phone back in and then enter DFU mode without opening redsn0w yet. DFU=(3 sec lock button, 10 sec home and lock button, 15 second just home button).
3. Once in DFU mode, find redsn0w on your computer, right click on it and take ownership/run as administrator!
4. Open redsn0w, go to Extras>>Select IPSW>> select the 6.0 IPSW.
5. Go back, Jailbreak! let it do its thing and install cydia and then once the jailbreak is done and phone booted on, turn off your phone.
6. Exit redsn0w, unplug your device, plug it back in and put the phone into DFU mode! Open redsn0w!
7. In redsn0w go to extras>>select IPSW (6.0).
8. Extras>>Just Boot>> This is the only fix for the missing keys.plist error!!

thk u very much i hv done all the steps bt inside the cidia when i go ,source then add after that i write ribo.iparelhos during process their is some errors occuring how can i fix these pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaz help help help

Hi I have done as per instructions provided. Both the pineapples appeared 🙂 however when i try to load cydia – message appears “unable to load” (the internet connection appears to be offline)…your help would be highly appreciated Thanks in advance

Im also facing problem. i jailbroked my iphone 3gs to ios 6.0 and im wondering that my device shows that it is using 6.0.1. and there is no signals mean no signals. and cydia is not working as well. any body please help.

Hi I got my daughter a iPhone 3 gs for Xmas and was told it has not been jail break so to my disappointment when I connected it to iTunes and rebooted it to the upgraded it to 6.0.1 it’s would not allow me to go past the activating page , u can image I was really pissed off , but after seeing this guy I have now got it back to factory settings and all working great apart from now whatever SIM card I put in the iPhone it’s saying no service !!!!! Do I now put jailbreak on the phone or leave it….?.???? Please any advice thank u

i had a battery replaced on 3gs and now i have no service or searching… but when i take the simcard out, the phone says no sim. should i still do this process to fix the phone or does something else need done? thanks

How do I determine from my serial number if I have an old or new bootrom? The description within redsnow after I click to choose IPSW a message box appears asking if my 3GS is a new model or not coz I have to determine if I have a new or old bootrom. The method is just not very clear. Please, any smart person out there, a little help. I’m about to give up on the phone and just turn it into a paperweight lol.

Also, I’ve been stuck on the “cannot activate the phone because the server isn’t available”. I’ve tried jailbreaking, downgrading, restoring to another IPSW, nothing worked. Incidentally, the redsnow I downloaded from Ian’s link wouldn’t recognise the IPSW 6.0 or 6.1. Where to go from there? If I’m not gonna be good enuff for this phone, then iPhone isn’t gonna be good enuff for me.

hi, thanks for all your idea it really work but after have jailbreak my iphone3gs and install cydia following all your steps on how to install ultrasn0w and ultrasn0w fix. am still unable to get signal of my phone.please what can i do.

Hi, I downloaded all the files but in my desktop dont have the option of the 3GS firm file like yours, when I open redsnow I dont get the same icon that you have on the Firm File… what am I doing wrong.

hi Ian, i followed your instruction, did everything as told. and now i cant send sms messages, it says “failed”. my iMessages is off, and still no sms sending.
what can be the problem? maybe another cydia package missing?

Bro, Thank u so much, since trying so many methods and all stuff.. without sleep of 24 hours of the day…., ! awesome stuff u shown to me, and the experience is totally new and simple …. but a pinch got panicked but all gone well…..
One more time thank u so much

I did everything that you did, but when i did the last part the “Just Boot Tethered Now” the pine apple did not show up, instead its just a black screen. What should i do? Whenever i reset it, it does not have cydia. I need Cydia to get my “No Service” Removed, i did this before but i upgraded to IOS 6.1.2, my phone is activated but i just can’t seem to get Cydia downloaded, help?!!

I did all the steps and it was unlocked. Everytime I turn it off, it says no service again and I have to restore and do the whole process over again. I also can’t send text messages and when I receive them its from “Unknown” and it’s just a blank message.

hi, thanks for the hacktivate video first of that worked awesomely but i’m having some issues fixing the no service glitch, it gets to the point where you go to the just boot step, it goes into DFU then redsn0w takes over but a few seconds later it just say’s exploit failed, I look forward to hearing from you, thanks

sir, here’s what happened to my iphone. after i installed the ipad baseband and cydia it was successful. but after that i proceeded to just boot theatered now. and after here’s what happened, my phone got no display and the program redsnow still running and it says waiting for reboot… and i waited for almost 2 hours nothing happen… was that normal or should i wait more than 2 hours? pls response sir i really need this phone back to normal. thank you….

i did that three steps put it still said (that IPSW is not supported by this version of redsnow , please help
1. Exit redsn0w and turn off your phone and unplug it
2. Plug your phone back in and then enter DFU mode without opening redsn0w yet. DFU=(3 sec lock button, 10 sec home and lock button, 15 second just home button).
3. Once in DFU mode, find redsn0w on your computer, right click on it and take ownership/run as administrator!